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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2004, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (438), and casualties fell from 598.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,636 collisions in Mid Sussex.

Collisions in 2004
409
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
572
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2004

1.2% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight35386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight50087%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 409, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025270351
2024268353
2023292365
2022265349
2021224292
2020253323
2019318437
2018300414
2017331458
2016360493
2015363476
2014370527
2013373516
2012332436
2011392539
2010323451
2009370504
2008358519
2007424567
2006418584
2005389520
2004409572
2003438598
2002486650
2001499736
2000452643
1999533753
1998595827
1997530741
1996479688
1995461675
1994460670
1993436627
1992513788
1991536720
1990565846
1989528741
1988500674
1987533747
1986576828
1985598835
1984644913
1983548736
1982608850
1981575798
1980554798
1979587822

When and where crashes happen in Mid Sussex in 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (18%)
  • Sunday40 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February34 (8.3%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April26 (6.4%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June26 (6.4%)
  • July27 (6.6%)
  • August32 (7.8%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November32 (7.8%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (62%)
  • Wet or damp148 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph186 (45%)
  • 40 mph41 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph114 (28%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20125 (22%)
  • 21 to 2559 (10%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (64%)
  • Passenger151 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Sussex

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Sussex ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2004.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2004

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2004, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2004

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2004: 54, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235410943
2ndA272414804
3rdA273234102
4thB2028233306
5thB2036223106
6thB2110172404
7thA22141501
8thA264131700
9thB2116111502
10thB211381001
11thB211261102
12thB21146800
13thA2813500
14thB21113300
15thB21153300
16thB21172200
17thA20371100
18thA2221100
19thA22201100
20thA23001101

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2004

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2004: 72.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2004

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2004: 89.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years